On average, cultures with a higher concentration of values identified as an achievement orientation, relative to a concentration of values supported with a limited good belief, experience more rapid economic growth. In countries where independence is emphasized in children's upbringing, the economy will grow faster.
- What is the relationship between culture and economics?
- What are the cultural traits that would contribute to economic development?
What is the relationship between culture and economics?
Culture is important to human life, and since economics is (or should be) about human life – 'purposeful human action' – it would seem self-evident that culture ought to be a topic to which attention is devoted by those who concern themselves with markets, prosperity, scarce resources and the like, as they relate to ...
What are the cultural traits that would contribute to economic development?
Cultural traits relevant to entrepreneurial activities which affect economic development are individualism, power distance, and uncertainty avoidance (Hayton et al., 2002).